Rate My Professor Sameerah Fathima

Sameerah Fathima serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, a position she has held since 2024. Her academic qualifications include a Master of Arts degree from the University of Portsmouth awarded in 2026 and another Master of Arts from the University of Madras obtained in 2022. Registered on the official IRINS platform with Vidwan-ID 587373 and ORCID ID 0000-0002-6982-9867, Fathima specializes in Literature within the English department. Her listed expertise encompasses Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), methodology in language teaching, and English Language Teaching. On Google Scholar, her profile highlights research interests in TESOL and diaspora literature, reflecting her focus on migration and linguistic pedagogy.

Fathima has three publications credited to her profile on the Ethiraj College IRINS faculty index for the Department of English. Notable among her scholarly contributions is the article 'A Migrant Experience of Gulf Malayalees in Deepak Unnikrishnan's Temporary People,' published in Creative Saplings, Volume 2, Number 05, in May 2023. This work delves into the migrant experiences portrayed in Unnikrishnan's novel. Another publication, 'Voicing the Voiceless: Exploring the Life of Precarity and Diasporic Subjectivity of the Migrant Workers in Deepak Unnikrishnan's Temporary People (2017),' examines themes of precarity and diasporic identity among migrant workers. She also authored 'Universal Grammar, Sociocultural Theory and Language Components: A Critical Literature Review,' contributing to discussions on language acquisition theories. These works underscore her engagement with diaspora literature and language teaching methodologies, aligning with her departmental expertise in Literature. As a recent addition to the faculty, Fathima continues to contribute to the academic environment at Ethiraj College for Women.